THE 1941 MAX ROSENBLUM TOURNAMENT
Contributed by Billy McDermott and Robert Bradley
1941 ROSENBLUM TOURNAMENT
1Mar41 - 2Mar41
Public Hall, Cleveland, OH
Games of 1Mar41
A shot from just short of mid-court at the buzzer by Bobby McDermott of the
Original Celtics topped the Detroit Eagles 42-40 in the first game of the night as
the Celtics held off a late rally by Dutch Dehnert's NBL champion Eagles to extend
their winning streak to 60 games. In the second game the Philadelphia SPHAs of the
American Basketball League easily handled the Harlem Renaissance behind the
shooting of Petey Rosenberg and Red Rosan.
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Attendance - 4,500
ORIGINAL CELTICS (42) DETROIT EAGLES (40)
FG FT PT FG FT PT
Nat Hickey, F 3 2 8 Jim Brown, F 2 1 5
Bobby McDermott, F 6 1 13 Buddy Jeannette, F 2 5 9
Pat Herliky, C 2 1 5 Ed Sadowski, C 3 4 10
Paul Birch, G 1 3 5 Jake Ahearn, G 3 1 7
Ash Resnick, G 3 5 11 Ed Parry, G 2 1 5
Bob Calihan, F 1 3 4
Totals 15 12 42 Totals 13 14 40
PHILADELPHIA SPHAS (55) HARLEM RENS (48)
FG FT PT FG FT PT
Shikey Gotthoffer, F 0 10 10 Dolly King, F 3 7 13
Red Rosan, F 5 1 11 Pop Gates, F 0 2 2
Irv Torgoff, C 3 2 8 Willie Smith, C 2 2 6
Inky Lautman, G 0 1 1 Zach Clayton, G 4 1 9
Petey Rosenberg, G 7 1 15 Wilmeth Sidat-Singh, G 5 2 12
Jake Pelkington, G 1 1 3 Puggy Bell, F 3 0 6
Moe Goldman, G 1 0 2 Premo Bryant, C 0 0 0
Moe Frankel, F 1 3 5
Totals 18 19 55 Totals 17 14 48
Games of 2Mar41
In the consolation game the Harlem Rens defeated the Detroit Eagles 49-45 in front
of the 6,500 spectators in Public Hall. In the tournament championship the SPHAs
topped the Celtics 43-38 to snap their winning streak. Irv Torgoff led the SPHAs
with 17 points as his club claimed the $1,000 prize and tournament trophy. The
Celtics received $500 for their second-place finish and promoter Max Rosenblum
announced that he would donate $750 to the Municipal Basketball Association,
enabling the amateur organization to continue play.
TOURNAMENT FINALS
Attendance - 6,500
CONSOLATION GAME
HARLEM RENS (49) DETROIT EAGLES (45)
FG FT PT FG FT PT
Dolly King, F 5 1 11 Bob Calihan, F 5 2 12
Pop Gates, F 6 1 13 Jake Ahearn, F 7 2 16
Willie Smith, C 2 0 4 Ed Sadowski, C 4 1 9
Zach Clayton, G 2 2 6 Buddy Jeanette, G 2 3 7
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh, G 7 0 14 Ed Parry, G 0 1 1
Puggy Bell, F 0 1 1 Jim Brown, F 0 0 0
Bruiser Saitch, F 0 0 0 Al Benson, G 0 0 0
Totals 22 5 49 Totals 18 9 45
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
PHILADELPHIA SPHAS (43) ORIGINAL CELTICS (38)
FG FT PT FG FT PT
Red Rosan, F 0 1 1 Bobby McDermott, F 3 0 6
Shikey Gotthoffer, F 2 1 5 Ash Resnick, F 1 4 6
Irv Torgoff, C 5 7 17 Pat Herliky, C 1 1 3
Inky Lautman, G 2 4 8 Nat Hickey, G 5 3 13
Petey Rosenberg, G 4 4 12 Paul Birch, G 1 2 4
Red Wolfe, F 0 0 0 Davey Banks, G 2 2 6
Totals 13 17 43 Totals 13 12 38